Victorville wrong-way driver arrested

A suspected drunken driver led the California Highway Patrol on a chase heading the wrong way on the 15 Freeway in Victorville this morning.

Louis Garcia, 26, of Roundrock, Texas, was booked into Victor Valley Jail on suspicion of driving while under the influence and driving the wrong way on a road, officers said.

CHP officers received multiple reports of a wrong-way driver at 12:50 a.m. on the southbound 15 at Palmdale Road. Officers slowed traffic and one officer began following the driver, but he refused to stop.